They're hedgehogs!

 

 

Cover on "Bob Saves the Porcupines"

I hate children's books that can't get basic science right. And it happens far too often.

Detail of book cover

Bob the Builder is produced in the United Kingdom. The UK is blessed with an abundance of animal species, however porcupines are not one of them. For some bizarre reason the North American edition of this book is entitled "Bob Saves the Porcupines". The problem is that these cute little creatures are not porcupines, they're hedgehogs. (And in the UK the book is entitled "Bob Saves the Hedgehogs".)


UK Cover for "Bob Saves the Hedgehogs"

I recognize that the publishers are trying to extract as much revenue as possible from their investment, but surely that should not be at the expense of confusing the children.